Herman nerenz



Patented Dec. 6, I898. H. NERENZ.

TRUSS.

(Applicatinn filed. June 21, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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HERMAh NERENZ, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH FUGER, OF SAME PLACE.

TRUSS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 615,491, dated December 6, 1898.

A plication filed June 21, 1898. Serial No. 684,074. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERMAN NERENZ, a citizen of Germany, and a resident of New York city, county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trusses, of which the following is a specification. 7

This invention relates to a truss which is readily adjustable and which is made without buckles or other metallic fastenings, so that pressure upon the body, excepting where desired, is avoided.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my improved truss; Fig. 2, a rear view of the back part of the waistband, and Fig. 3 a detail"of the fastenmg. I I

he letters a or represent the two sections of the waistband, adj ustably connected at the back by a tongueb and at the front by a strap 0 in manner hereinafter specified.

(Z d are the adjustable thigh-straps, set obliquely to the bands ad and attached thereto at d. The upwardly-projecting ends of the straps d constitute tongues (1 to which the strap 0 is adj ustably attached. The lower ends of straps cl are adjustably attached to tongues e, secured to the front ends of bands at, and engage the keepers e. Tongues f, depending from the back of bands a and adj ustably secured to looped straps f embracing the thighstraps d, secure the latter at the proper elevation. The truss-pad g is secured to one of the bands a in suitable manner and has a semi-elliptical shape, as shown. The connection between the tongue I) and the back of bands a is formed by providing such bandsv with longitudinal slits or holes a, merging into short transverse slits a so as to form a T-shaped opening. The tongue b is provided with a number of lateral corrugations or serrations Z), shown to be rounded and separated by the contracted sections or necks b The tongue is attached to either one of the bands by passing it for the desired distance through longitudinal slit a, Fig. 3, and then turning it at right angles, so that one of its contracted sections 19 becomes engaged by the transverse slit a Finally the end of the tongue is passed under a keeper a secured to the rear side of band Ct. Thus it will be seen that the waistband may be readily adjusted without the use of any metallic or other rigid fastenings and that in this way all objectionable pressure is avoided. The adjustable connection between parts f and f is similar, excepting that the serrations j of tongue f are angular instead of rounded and engage the T- shaped slits f of straps f. So, also, angular serrations d of straps den gage the T-shaped slits e of tongues 6, while angular serrations 'c of strap a engage the T-shaped slits d of tongues (1 Thus it will be seen that the truss is adjustable in all its parts, the various adjustments being effected in a simple manner and without the use of anybuckles, buttons, or other rigid attachments.

What I claim is A truss formed of a sectional waistband, a rear connecting-tongue, adjustable thighstraps secured obliquely to the waistband, adjustable hangers engaging the thigh-straps, and a front strap adj ustably engaging the thigh straps,the adjustable connections of the truss being formed by means of a T-shaped slit in one of the parts engaged by a serrated tongue of the other part,substantiallyas specified.

I-I. NERENZ. Witnesses:

F. v. BRIESEN, WILLIAM ScHULz. 

